Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America

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Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America (ISBN 0-7615-1968-8) is a New York Times Bestseller by Yossef Bodansky, the former Director of the Congressional Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare.

The book provides a full account of the rise of Osama bin Laden and discusses Islamism. Bodansky concludes "Ultimately, the quintessence of bin Laden's threat is his being a cog, albeit an important one, in a large system that will outlast his own demise -- state-sponsored international terrorism." The book details support from Sudan and Afghanistan but claims that perhaps bin Laden's biggest supporter is Iran.[1] Bodansky also alleges a cooperative relationship between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda.[2] The book's success as best-seller was amid controversy of a purported political agenda therein.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Mark N. Katz (2001-10-27). Bin Laden Biography Raises Doubts. EurasiaNet. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
  2. ^ Sreeram Chaulia (2002-10-12). Osama's Universe. Asia Times. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
  3. ^ Laura Miller (2001-11-01). Who is Osama bin Laden?. Salon. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.

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